Yemi Mobalade expected to be first elected Black mayor of Colorado Springs as Wayne Williams concedes
Colorado Springs is set to have its first elected Black mayor.
Yemi Mobalade is projected to win the run off election against former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.
Early results showed Mobalade with nearly 60% of the votes, despite Williams raising and spending more money in the race.
Williams conceded shortly after those early results came in.
Mobalade is likely to be the first elected Black mayor of Colorado Springs, but not the first Black mayor of the city. Leon Young became interim mayor in 1997 after the early retirement and resignation of former mayor Bob Isaac.
Gov. Jared Polis sent out a tweet tonight congratulating Mobalade, saying he looks forward to working with the mayor-elect.
The results are considered "unofficial" until certified.
